Novelty squawk-type shoe



Dec. 31, 1946.

L. L. CORD] NOVELTY SQUAWK-TYPE SHOE Filed June 6, 1945 Irweutor I Z eanaer lee Chm/11 @MMM Patented Dec. 31, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICENOVELTY SQUAWK-TYPE SHOE Leander Lee Cordi, Bedding, Calif.

Application June 6, 1945, Serial No. 597,903

The present invention relates to a novelty shoe of a so-called squawkingform, that is, a shoe which is designed and constructed to produce anoise calculated to appeal to juvenile and other wearers.

In carrying out the principles of the invention, I have perfected asimple and economical funprovoking shoe which, while adapted to be wornby children, is equally well adaptable for use by grown-ups, forinstance,- at appropriate celebrations, masquerade parties, and forsimilar occasions.

Briefly, the shoe comprises a main bottom constituting the tread, and afalse bottom to which the foot of the wearer is strapped, the twobottoms being arranged in parallelism and held in such relation byspring-suspension means. The bottoms are marginally surrounded by anenclosing jacket forming a trapping and amplifying chamber, there beinga noise-producing device located in said chamber. Consequently, as thefoot is alternately raised and lowered, during walking, a squawkingnoise is produced to the delight and humor of the wearer.

Other objects, features and advantages will become more readily apparentfrom the following description and the accompanying illustrativedrawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of thecomplete shoe constructed in accordance with the present invention andshowing the manner in which it is worn.

Figure 2 is a top plan view with a portion broken away to expose thestructure on the interior.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary detail section.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the springs.

Referring now to the drawing by distinguishing reference numerals, itwill be seen that the main bottom, which is of wood or appropriatematerial and of the shape illustrated, is denoted by the numeral 5.Above this, and parallel thereto, is a correspondingly shaped woodenpart 5 which may be differentiated as an elevated false bottom. Thefalse bottom is provided with a heel plate I at its rear. Suitablestraps 8 and 9 are provided to fasten the shoe on the foot, or shoeroper ID, of the wearer. The parts 5 and 6 are connected in parallelismby longitudinally bowed, flat-type springs II, these being fastenedsecurely to the intermediate portion of the false bottom, as at H. Theopposite, outer ends are curved to provide slides t3 and these 1 Claim.

are provided with slots M to accommodate the headed retaining screws orsimilar fasteners l5. Thus, the springs are arranged in spacedparallelism and secured to the underside of the false bottom and havetheir free ends slidable in contact with the upper side of the mainbottom 5. This provides the desired coordination and relative movabilityof parts 5 and 6. The part 6 is provided, in its underside, with agroove or channel Hi to accommodate a noise-making device such as atubular whistle [1. This is suitably secured in place and has its outerend open, as at I 8. The inner end is obliquely cut and provided with avibratory reed l 9.

The main and auxiliary bottoms 5 and 6 are provided with an enclosingfabric jacket 20. This is of appropriate material and secured on themarginal portion of the respective bottoms 5 and 6. That is to say, thebottoms are provided with marginal grooves and the free edges of theenclosin jacket are wedged into the grooves, as indicated at 2| (seeFigure 3) by retaining keys or wedges 22,

By securing the enclosing jacket 20 to the marginal portions of theparts 5 and 6, a chamber is thus provided, this housing the springs andalso the noise-producing whistle. What is more, this jacket functions asa sort of bellows which, in conjunction with the whistle, accomplishesthe desired Squawk-walk action.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the inventionrelates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the inventionafter considering the description in connection with the drawing.Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary.

Minor changes in the shape, size and arrangement of details'comingwithin the field of invention claimed may be resorted to in actualpractice, if desired.

Iclaim:

A novelty noise-making shoe of the class described comprisin main andauxiliary spaced parallel bottoms, a flexible fabric jacket completelysurrounding the perimeter portions of said bottoms and having air-tightconnection with the marginal edges thereof, a tubular reedequippedwhistle mounted on one of the bottoms and having its outer end openingthrough the jacket and open to the atmosphere, the reed being on theinner end, and a pair of longitudinally bowed springs havin theirintermediate portions rigidly secured to one bottom and their oppositeend portions slotted and slidably secured to the remaining bottom.

LEANDER LEE CORDI.

